Pinaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Abies holophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Abies holophylla is an evergreen tree with a narrow, conical crown; it can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 60cm in diameter[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. A valuable timber tree in its native range, being exploited mainly in managed forests. Unrestricted logging, especially but not only in the Russian Far East has led to a decline of this species over the last three generations, which is often exacerbated when the forests are then subjected to repeated burning after logging. However, the extent of the decline is estimated to be less than 30% - which does not quite qualify as Threatened. A continued decline could result in a change of category at the next assessment. The plant is currently classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Manchuria, Russian Far East, Korea.

HabitatForests in low to moderately high mountains, sometimes forming pure stands at higher elevations or the more northerly limits of its range; owing on lithosols of granitic origin; at elevations up to 1,500 metres in the south of its range[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].